Cost-effectiveness of rituximab as maintenance therapy in patients with follicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma after responding to first-line rituximab plus chemotherapy.

A recent phase III trial demonstrated that maintenance rituximab® therapy after response to first-line treatment with rituximab plus chemotherapy (R-chemo) increases progression-free survival (PFS) for follicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma (f-NHL). A cost-effectiveness analysis of R-maintenance versus observation was conducted from a US payer perspective to estimate PFS and overall survival (OS) over a representative patient's lifetime. Primary outcomes were cost per life-year gained (LYG) and cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) gained.

Cost-effectiveness of adding rituximab to fludarabine and cyclophosphamide for the treatment of previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

A recent phase III trial demonstrated improved progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) associated with adding rituximab to fludarabine and cyclophosphamide (R-FC) compared to FC in treatment of previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). A cost-effectiveness analysis of R-FC over FC was performed from a US third-party payer perspective over a lifetime horizon in the base case. One-way, two-way and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were conducted to assess the robustness of the results.